My Identity

 My Identity 

• WWhat’s your identity (individual, relational, collective)?   

• INDIVIDUAL

• What makes my identity unique as a person is that I am a doer.  I like to get things done and also like to get things done straight away or I move into another part of my identity – I am a procrastinator.  Once the doer urge has passed it takes a bit to get me motivated back to the task.  I like things I can just get done.  I don’t love asking for help or waiting too long as this makes me frustrated.   

• I am creative and have good visualisation.  I like to make and create and I also like to add my own spin on things – nothing is ever how the original idea was. 

• I am direct and my face tells whats really going on in my head. 

• I am a single mother of one, a daughter and the fifth child in a family. 

• I am a teacher and educator 

• I am a traveller. 

RELATIONAL 

• I am a member of my family  

• I am the youngest child and fourth girl 

• I am an organiser of activities 

• I am an aunty 

Collective 

• I am a teacher and team member.  I am a follower of rules but also a questioner of what I don’t think is quite right. 

• I am a contributor and problem solver. 

• Who are you in education?   

In Education I am a teacher of intermediate age students.  I am a councellor of problems in the classroom, a mediator and the person who sets boundaries and expectations.  I am an eternal student always trying new things with my class and wanting to make school engaging and relevant. I am a leader of curriculum and a teacher of adults. I am a learner.  I am a confidant of colleagues. 

• What is education in your identity? 

Education is a huge part of my identity.  It is my employment so it allows me to live the life I live.  Being an educator is what I was meant to be and even when I take time away from teaching I still end up educating in some way – guiding people around Europe teaching them about the geography and history of countries.